(3329) Golay

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Asteroid
(3329) Golay
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Main belt asteroid
Asteroid family Eos family
Major semi-axis 2.994  AU
eccentricity 0.089
Perihelion - aphelion 2.728 AU - 3.260 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 10.417 °
Sidereal period 5.18 a
Mean orbital velocity 17.2 km / s
Physical Properties
Medium diameter approx. 18 km
Absolute brightness 11.5 likes
history
Explorer Paul Wild
Date of discovery September 12, 1985
Another name 1985 RT 1 , 1928 RO, 1959 TB, 1962 GA, 1980 TF 9 , 1980 VD 2
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(3329) Golay is a asteroid of the main belt , which the Swiss astronomers on September 12, 1985 Paul Wild , from zimmerwald observatory of the University of Bern in was discovered.

The asteroid is named after the Swiss astronomer Marcel Golay .

See also